Saint Petersburg State University
Russian federal state-owned higher education institution
St Petersburg University (SPbU, Saint Petersburg State University; Russian: СПбГУ, Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет) is a Russian university in Saint Petersburg. It is the oldest university in Russia. It is also one of the largest universities in the country.
Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет | |
| Latin: Universitas Petropolitana | |
| Motto | Hic tuta perennat (Here all in safety lasts) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1724 |
| Address | 7/9 Universitetskaya Emb., 199034 , , Russia |
| Campus | Both urban and suburban |
| Colours | Terracotta and gray[1] |
| Mascot | Boris the Funny Looking Owl[2] |
| Website | english.spbu.ru |
Schools change
Saint Petersburg State University has many schools. They include science, engineering and humanities.
- Applied mathematics and Control processes. Unlike many universities, applied mathematics is not a part of mathematics.
- Biology
- Dentistry and Medical Technology
- Economics
- International Relations
- Law
- Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Mathematics and Mechanics
- Medicine
- Oriental Studies
- Arts
- Philology
- Physics. Some universities handle physics as part of "Faculty of Science (and Engineering)".
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Journalism and Mass Communications
Alumni change
Saint Petersburg State University has produced a number of famous people. Their names are known in many fields.
- Politicians
- Vladimir Lenin: Founder of the Russian Revolution and the Soviet Union.
- Vladimir Putin: President of Russia
- Dmitry Medvedev: Former president of Russia
- Dalia Grybauskaitė: First female president of Lithuania
- Scientists
- Ivan Pavlov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system.[3]
- Ilya Mechnikov: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for research about immunity.[4]
- Leonid Kantorovich: Russian mathematician known for the Kantorovich theorem and his textbook.[5] He is also a Nobel prize winner.[6]
Related pages change
References change
- ↑ "Фирменные цвета" [Signature colors] (in Russian). spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ↑ "We have athletes who make us proud: Mikhail Konjaria on the end of the University sports season". spbu.ru. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ↑ Cambiaghi, M., & Sacchetti, B. (2015). Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849–1936). Journal of neurology, 262(6), 1599-1600.
- ↑ Zalkind, S. (2001). Ilya Mechnikov: his life and work. The Minerva Group, Inc..
- ↑ Kantorovich, L. V., & Akilov, G. P. (1959). Functional analysis in normalized spaces. Fizmatgis, Moskva.
- ↑ Kutateladze, S. S. (2011). Mathematics and economics of Leonid Kantorovich. arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.0984.